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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1919)
THE EVENING NEWS ull for a bigger, better and more prosperous Roseburg- and Dotfglas County. THE WEATHER Tonight and Sunday, Fair. Highest temp, yesterday 77 Lowest temp. Inst night 66 The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches VOL. 10. KOSKUU KG, DOl'd-AS COl'XTY, OHIXiOX, .SATI HRAV, Al'Gl'ST S, 1010. XO. 18!) ARRESTED TODAY Two Youths Accused of Mur dering Leuthold Girl Are Held atBandon. EVIDENCE NOT POSITIVE '1,. Colonel May Resigns From Head of Oregon National Guam! Owing to Numerous ltHtejts of Re turned Overseas Soldiers. (By Associated Press.) BANDON, August 2. Harold Howell, aged 15 years and Carrol Worden, aged 18 years wore arrest ed today by Sheriff Gage charged with being connected with the mur der of Lillian Leuthold, a high school girl, whose body was found by her father Monday. The Sheriff says that all the evidence is circum stantial and points strongly to the guilt of the arrests. A 22-calibre Tlfje bored out to a .25 calibre was found In the posesslon of Howell. The boys were seen In the vicinity of the murder on Sunday afternoon. .1. B. Worden, the father of one of the suspects declares that his son was eating dinner home on Sunday evening at 6 o'clock when the mur der was alleged to have been com mitted. COIX)XEIj MAY KF.S1GXS. SALEM, Aug. 2. The resignation of Colonel John May from the com mand of the Third Oregon Inlantry -was reported filed last night In Portland, and is expected by Adjutant-General Stafrin today. Stafrin said, the resignation was due to the protests made by returned overseas men against the colonel. Only ten companies of the Oregon regiment so far have been federalized due to the failure of the officers of some of the other companies to qualify. As soon as all are qualified the captains will call an election and elect a colonel to succeed May. Col. Abrams of Salem has been mention ed for the position. Governor Olcott this afternoon re ceived a message from the adjulant general saying that Colonel May had requested that he be rolieved from the command of the Oregon Nation al Guard. The colonel has been urged to wait a few days before taking any action, to which, suggest ion he has consented. He will be asked to reconsider his action. NKC1KOES START FIRE. CHICAGO. Aug. 2 An Incendiary Are was started early today by the negroes, the police declared. The terrific fire swept tho district near the stockyards which Is inhabited by Polish and Lithuanian employees of the stockvards. The property loss is estimated at $20o.U0O. Throe persons are missing and a score were Injured. Three thousand are homeless as a result of the con flagration and a bad feeling between the whiles and blacks has again been aggravated. State troops dis persed the gathering crowds. 11I.OCK8 TRK IlKCKSS. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. By re fusing unanimous consent for con sideration of his resolution, Repre sentative Igoe, a Missouri democrat, blocked the efforts to have the House recess of two weeka until the House acted on his measure for the investigation of the high cost of shoes. i GOVERNOR HAS IllEA. DE3 MOINES, Aug. 2. Governor W. L. Harding started a campaign to reduce the high cost of living ill Iowa by sending orders for all coun tv attorneys to meet here Friday to discuss ways nud means of fighting (he profiteers. BVYS Sl'MMKR HOME. . Miss Madge Miller, daughter of Dr. K. L. Miller, this afternoon pur chased 80 acres of the Hert Dellzene farm at Fall Creek and will have a modern summer home construct ed there. WILL SECURE CARLOAD ; PURE BREO CATTLE Mr. C. O. Garrett of Glendale. Ore gon, will start back to Iowa next -mday to secure a carload of pure bred cattle for Douglas County far mers. Mr. Garrett Is being lent back by the County Farm Bmeau organization. Most of the shipment will be young heifers, three of them going to Mr. Jacob Jones of Rose burg and the remainder of the car going to Glendale and vicinity, and Mr. Garrett expects to secn-e a herd bull for his own herd during his visit to Iowa. Mr. N. S. Robh. County Agent of Lane County will accompany Mr. Garrett and secure a car for far mers In Lane County. Most of the I animals will come from Iiulepend Jence and Dos Moines, whore some Iot the best breeders in til-; Units J States have their farms. Mr. Garrett is building up one nl' the flnest herds In Western Oregon land expects to have severr.l young animals to place on Bale thin fall. VISITING IN KOSKHUUi. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clough are In the city this afternoon from their country home on South Deer Creek, spending several hours attending to business matters. They were ac companied by Miss Claire Clough, who Is visiting with them, from her home ln Washington. Miss Clough expects to remain in this vicinity visiting for several months. PlRCaiASKS UOIKJIC CAR. Mr. O. C. own, county school supervisor, today purchased a Dodge car, which she will use In making her visits to the various districts. LT Those Wishing to Travel By Rail Can Do So by Making Reservations Now. HAVE ENTERTAINMENT Roseburg ltills Will Attend in Force Miiny Vnudevllle Stunts to llo Staged in the 0cu Air Amiliitlicnro. Elks from every city and county of Oregon are making pluuB to leave within a few dhys lor Klamath Fallswhere the second annual con vention of the Oregon State Elks Association will be held. The meet ing of the antlered herd of this state will differ from its former meetings or similar affairs held in the past for numerous reasons. In the first place, tho ElkH are first of all, a patriotic order, and during the war took a prominent part in wartime activities. Thous amis of Elks answered the call to arms and the honor roll of those who made the supreme sacrifice in cludes may of the order's member ship. Therefore, the annual faceting will be 1n the form of a Victory cele bration and plans for the assistance of wounded ex-service men prom ises to be one of the foremost topics of the business session. The entertainment Of the large herd of Elk and their families; many of whom will make the Journey to Klamath Falls in the slinpe or a vacation jaunt. Is likely to outshine any entertainment ever planned for a body of men and women. The usual entertainment urcorncu to delegates and members who at tended conventions in largo cities will be miBsing, it is true, but me natural beauty of the country in southeastern Oregon will be utilized In a big outdoor frolic. An Elk barbecue will be staged on Thurs day. August 15, at Hairimnn Lodge, on the shores oi wnue reuenn nay. and following the big feed, a vaude ville entertainment will be atagen in a natural amphitheatre discovered by the Klamath Falls committee some months ago. The acts for entertainment will be furnished by each lodge of the state, In the form of surprise act, which will be both novel and entertaining. TrlDs into the wonder spots of tne Klamath County, street dances, and the old fashioned carnival will be staged in Klamath Falls and every moment or tne inree aay session promises to be filled with fun and frolic. A special deluxe train lie operated from Portland to Klamath rails, leavins Portland at 1 1 o'clock a. m. on August 13th. .Many of the loads throughout the state will take ad vantage of this special trn'n, with Its reduced rates, while manv ntheis are planning on motoring to tne convention. Reservations on the special train can he mad? by cum municating with William .1. McGinn, special train can be made by com mitee of the state Asociuthn. Elks Clubt Portland. Oregon. PRESBIES WIN LEAGUE PENNANT By defeatng the Daptints. the Presbyterian team of the Twilight , League, last night won the pennant ine ucLiBi v game kumik " i nr leaders by a score of 8 to 2. The Prebyterians have led the league from the first game and have suffer ed only two defeats during the en tire, season. The fine showing is due primarily to the coaching and play inig of Dr. O. C. Ffnlcy. who took charge of he nine at the beginning of the season and led It through to the final vletorv. The second place position will be fought out by the Christians and the Baptists who are playing close. The Baptists now lead the Christians by a slight margin. AIR PAIROL UP 10 ROSEBURG PEOPLE Larger Aviation Field and Shed Must be Provided Before Planes Will Be Sent. PLANS ARE ARRANGED Aviators and l'orcsfiVs IWfxe the Itmitea and 8nd In Request for Six or Klnlit Mora i'lancs to Guard Koivsts. SALKM, Ore.. August 2. Slv or eight planes, eight aviators umi daily patrol service aro included in the tentative organization formed here yesterday afternoon by F. A. Klliott. state forester; R. H. Chap ler, federal forest examiner; Gover nor Olcott and Lieutenant Thiel and Sergeant McKee, for the protection of the forest areas of western Ore gon. it is considered a certainty tha one or the patrol stations will be located in Salem while the other will be at Roseburg In the event the residents of that city provide a land ing new satislactury to the avia tors. The present site there Is con sidered too small and otherwise fails to meet government require ments. Patrol Courses Outlined. In case four or six planes aro ap proved by Colonel IT. IL Arnold, de partment air service officer for the western division, two nlanes will leave Salem and Itoseburg each morning. One or the Salem pianos. if found feasible to follow the course outlined here today, will fly in a southerly direction to Mehuma, a distance of 20 miles, thence south to Foster. 25 miles; aoutliwost to Kugeue 'i't miles, where stop will bo made for lunch and gasoline. The return trip will be made by way of Prairie mountain, Mary's peak and Bald mountain, the entire route covering a distance of about 175 miles. Trips t Portland Provided. The other plane leaving Salem will start In a westerly direction, circling to the north and arriving at Portland at noon. On "its return the plane will make an eastern cir cle, arriving in Salem late In the afternoon. One of the nlanes asigned to Rose burg will circle to the west on Its flight south as far as Medford, re turning over an easterly course. The other plane will cover practically all the timber area east and west of the route extending as far north as F.u gene. To make dally service it will be necessary for the government to assign at least six planes and eight aviators to Oregon. This will allow two auxiliary machines and tho fly ers will alternate 'every other day n squads oi tour. Kxperiiuciitul Trip Is Today. On the experimental trip south from Salem today the aviators were accompanfed by Mr. Klliott and .Mr. Simpler. They are conversant with most of the timberori area aim will select lookouts and otherwise assist flyers in getting their bearings. Lieu ten an Thiol has completed tent ative plans for cooperations in Ore gon and will submit the same to col. Arnold for approval. In the event It Is Impossible to assign more than four planes to Oregon trips will be The - b J I. . :, ; ' limited to every olhor day. Tentative I'lnuram 1'li-a.sos. . Stale Korestur Ktltott said lie was much pleased with 'the tentative program and that lie believed the planes will be able to protect pract ically all the timbered urens west of the Cascade mountains, .lust when i patrol operations will begin at Hose iburg will depend upon the trial trip (of the aviators tomorrow and the action of the citizens of the south ern city relative to a new lnndlng nein. I Action relative to providing sheds for the planes In Salem prabably will be taken by the state lair board at a meeting here tomorrow. Sheds for the machines will be requ-ired at HoBeburg also, according to an agreement reached at the confer ence. It Is believed actual opera tions will not get under way before next week. FAMOUS LAND FRAUD Deputy United States Marshal for Oregon E. T. iMass, ox-shcirlff of Clackamas county, spent tho day In Among those subpoened from Rose tho rehearing of the famous Puter land fraud cases. The trial of S. A. U. Puter and a great many of tho prominent members of tho state, was the most sensational In the hist ory of the courts, stretching over a. period of many years. Puter, tho principal in tho ari'air. fled to China but was captured and returned to the United States and later convict ed of the crime lodged against him. New evidence has resulted in a re hearing of the case and a great num ber of witnesses are being called to testify at the trial which takes placo In San Francisco September 15. Among hose subpoened from Rose burg are County Clerk K. IT. Lenox. R. R. Turner, receiver of the local land office: Charles MeGovern, jan itor of the Soldiers Home, and M. F. McCowan and J. ('. Murray, timber cruisers now located nt Type. Mr. Mass is the guest of Sheriff Qulne the two having taken office at tho same time as sheriffs of Iheir re spective cminttes. In recounting various incidents it was recalled to their minds that Mr. Mass made the first capture for Sheriff Qulne, ap prehending a forger who succeeded in passing a couple of worthies-, checks two days after Mr. Qui tie took charge of his office. LfWAL NKWS NOTICK. Mrs. H. Sweeney of Wilbur was in the city today visiting friends and shopping. Mrs. Sherman Lester, departed this afternoon for a visit with re latives at Gardiner. Mrs. W. Satchwell of Yonoalln re turned home this afternoon follow ing a short visit in this city. Mrs. V. Jones' and Mrs. L. St. Orr of Drain spent the dny In Itoseburg shopping. Mrs. 13. A. Slr.iey left this after noon for a visit with friends at Drain. Grace, Taylor returned to Rose burg yesterday following a visit at Oakland. Miss Edna Lough, of this city, has accefted a position In the Rose burg National Dank, during the ab sence of Mrs. Christina Thornton, vho Ih at the present time enjoying a vacation. End of a Perfect I '"v. . X A V 1 i r i CUT-OFF CONTRACT Tiller Road Construction Will Be Started Within a Very Short Time. TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS County, State, mid Government M ill Each Supply Funds of Kqual Amounts for Oomplct Ion of Tiller-Trail itotul. The contract by which the gov ernment agrees to appropriate an equal amount of money with the suite and county, for tho construc tion of tho Tiller-Trail road was signed today a copy being kept by County Judge It. W. Marster, who unnounced this morning that the worl- will bo started within the im mediate future. The signing of the contract on the part of the govern ment alter the slate and county had reached an agreement nssurud he construction ol the cut-off roud which will shorten the distance from Roseburg to Crater Lake by over a hundred miles and will put Kla math Falls within u days travel from this city, where. It uow requires two full days to reach that prosperous place. By the terms of the contract, the County, State and Government each appropriate the Bum of $2 1,01)0 the estimated cost of the improvement being $01 .000. This amount of money will compline tho enliro cut off and will put It in shape for travel. There remains about ; miles of hard surface construction, where the road must be blasted out of tho face of a high- rock cliff, tut for the remainder of the distance the grade is practically established ami neels only clearing and levelling to be put In readiness for travel. Under Lhe supervision of the local forestry office, several miles of the most expensive work has already been completed . and demonstrates the great eenic value which the road will have, when fully built. It Is said to be ope of the most beau tiful routes of the northwest and will no doubt be travelled by a great number of tourists. The work will be dono entirely under government supervision and it Is expected that bids will bo cal led for at once. Government en gineers now have all necessary data and will rush the work through to the earliest possible completion. The same policy is being followed with tho Koseburg-Myrtlo Point Road and surveyors aro now hurty ing to complete their task within a week so that the data can lie placed before tho State Commission to bo forwarded to the government officials. It Is expected that a con tract will bo secured and construc tion commenced this fall. JAMKS ItlTCHIK IIOMK. James D. Ritchie, a member of the llfilh engineers, later on detached service as Stipt. of Docks and St. Nnzaire, returned to his home here this morning following IS months spent overseas. Ho was accompani ed from Portland by his sister Miss .Inane tte, who Is employed there. Day 0N HUNDRED DOLLARS, AMD toili , nl litis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Itit chlo are well 'known residents of uarden Valley. SCMIODI LK FOR WFFK. With only five more g nines to play, a great deal of Interest Is being dis played in tho contests of the twi light league. Although tho Presby terians have the pennant practically won. yet there is going to be a hard battle for second place. Mondnv the Presbyterians will play the Christ ians, Tuesday night tho Presbyter ians will play the Methodists and on Friday night the Iluptlsts will play tho Christians. These games will be started promptly at C::10 p. m. giving plenty of time to play a full game before darkness puts un end to the playing. LI Mil FALLS ON VVIIIK. A partially decayed limb this af ternoon fell from one of tho trees in front oof the Court House nnd was caught on the wires carrying electric power. A short circuit de veloped immedlatelv and created considerable excitement hufore the "Juice was cut off. Workmen re moved tho limb nud repaired tho slight amount of damage done. OF Oregon Growers Co-operative Association to Take Charge of Business Interests. ARRANGEMENTS MADE V)n(nu t Signed by Diiwtors of Suite hlo Orgajiiwitloii and Locnl Fruit Union nt. a Meeting Held this Morning. Arrangements were perfected this morning between tho directors of the Umpqua Valley Fruit Union and representatives ol the Oregon Grow ers' Cooperative Asoclatlon for a contract to be entered into between the two organizations relative to the purchase of the property and the trunsier of the Interests of the local concorn to the new iitato-wido fruit association. At a . stockholders meeting recently tho directors wore given authority to make this ngfee ment. This will mean that the Ump iua Valley Fruit Union will pass out of existence after tho first of the year and that tho Oregon Growers Association will hereafter handle the fl-ult crops of this diHtriet. Prof. C. I. Lewis of Corvallts who has been in this city for Re vera I days In tho Interest of tho State Associa tion informed a News representat ive that be was phmHed with the progress being made In Douglas County. From this interview It was apparent that litis well known au thority considers tho Umpqua Val ley fruit prospects excellent. "It will be necefsury to erect cold storage plitnts soon." says Mr. Lewis. to take care of the big tonnage of fresh rmits now coming Into hcnv production In the Umpqua Valley. The grower who mm-t push his frull upon the marko at Imrvewt time re nirless of market conditions, is han dicapped, fly holding certain var ieties n til they urn ready for con loties until they are ready for con sumption or until tho markets are short of fruit, better prices can be obtained. Hood River. aklma and Wenatchee are well prepared to store their apples In their associa tion plants. Lust spring the Yak ima growers received top prices for Wiwsaps because thev had them Ir good condition nnd tho market wuf short of apples. Wo expect to have a service de partment eventually which wll' maintain Inspectors in the field wbr will give our members advise as t when to pick certain varieties timely sprny Information etc. At present wo will hnndle this throng! our magazine, the Oreion Grower which I edit. This paper will come free to our members. This If a growers movement and there Is nr profit to be made by anyone except ing tho grower who eertninly de serves nt nil times the full market price for his products. With over 1000 acres signed up In Douglap County, we consider that good pro gress has been made this week." F. C. Heffron. for ninny years an attorney at Minneapolis. Minn., ha taken offices In the Perkins build lng and will take up the practice o' law In this city. Mr. Hefiron recent ly came to this county on a tourist trip and was so well pleased with this vicinity that be purchased p large ranch near Oakland. Ho has now decided to remain In this com munity and will open offices on tb' fourth floor of tho building. Mr. Heffron was one of tho foremost attorneys of the city In which he formerly resided and no doubt will gain a large practice In this vicinity. SOCIALISTS ARE GAINING CONTROL Bela Kun, Hungarian Dictator Resigns When Bad News Arrives From Front. HAVE NEW GOVERNMENT Horrible Massacre of Jews IUportod In Odessa I .listed Three Days mid MghtN Period Mourning On Jn Ukraine. (lly Associated Press.) VIENNA, Aug. 2. liola Kun. Hungarian communist dictator, re signed, aftor being succeeded by the socialist government, a Budapest message states today. On receipt of news from tho front that cre ated consternation In Uudapcst, Kun at a meeting of tho Soviet socialists became pale and with his back to tho wall he declared: "Verv well. If you demand it, 1 must resign. 1 made the uest fight I could." Xi:V GOVICHNMKNT IS FOKMKI). COPKNHAG1CN. Aue. 2. A num. ly socialist government has been formed by tho trades unions at Bud apest under the leadership of Horr Poidll. Tho new government issued a manifesto declaring Its chief task will be to preserve Internal order and to enter negotiations with the entente. HOItltlllLK .MASSACItL. LONDON, Aug. 2. Semi-official Polish sources received reports from General Gregoiielf 's troops which have been occupying Odessa say they surrounded tho Jewish qunrters and began a massacre, which laste three days and nights. Tho Russian sold iers carried out tha massacre. Tho Jews of tho Ukraine and llessarabia proclaimed a mourning poriod of 14 days. KOOALISTH WANT PKACK. VIFNNA, Aug. a. The new so cialist government of Hungary made overtures for peace with the allies, according to announcement made to day. Iioln Kun, given safe conduct by the allies. Is expected to seek refuge here. HUFFItAGK UATIFIKI). LINCOLN, Aug. 8. Tho Nebraska legislature today ratified women's suffrage unanimously. This Is the 14 th state to ratify. HACK RIOTS OA LM TODAY. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Only one fist fight between the whites nnd ne groes has been reported In the past M hours. Unlrn prevaues the black belt. Street car service has -been resumed, following tho acceptance or a vago scale of 05 cents nil hour for surface and fi7 conts for tho mon on the elevuted roads. HA LIS STARTS MONDAY. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Tho house leaders had hoped to suspend business for two weeks, hut stated that If a recess was not taken tho house would meet dnllv-but would transact no business. The wnr de partment has announces! n plan to dispose of nil of the surplus sub sistence commodities, Insteud of onlv mined goods, cured meats nnd ve getables, as first proposed. Sales of foodstuffs direct to the public will ommence next Monday through parcel post, nnd sales will be mndn n case or carton only to buyers. To the cost of the goods the purchaser must n rid tho cost, of delivery ' by parcel post from the stornge plants where the foodstucs are being bRI. (Ily Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Aug. 2. President Wilson's request that congress cre ate a commission to consider wago increases for railway employees was favorably received by officers of the Chicago district council of tho Fed erated Shopmen's union, which cal led a nation-wide strike of rail way shop workers at 10 a. m. yes Press dispatches stated that tho president had suggested that any proper wage Incrcaso be made retro active to August 1, 1 9 1 D, and the local shopmen's leaders declare that they would remain firm for retroac tion to January 1, 1919. The shopmen's strike, according to today's reports, was chiefly ef fective in tho middle west and southeast. In tho latter section atone 35,000 men had laid down their tools, according to union ad vices. Local railroad shopmen pro strong 'n the belief tint tho strike nov In progre.ua will become nation-wide within a very short time. Thev havo already received indications that a rrtnernt strike Is to tie called unless demands nre granted and are prn pared to walkout In a moment's no tice. Tho union Is especially strong hero an'l the men nro well organiz ed. A cntl Is expected momentarily and a'l Is In readiness In the overt that the union leaders order the men out. ,